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ArticleNature communications2018

Activin-dependent signaling in fibro/adipogenic progenitors causes fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.

John B Lees-Shepard, Masakazu Yamamoto, Arpita A Biswas, Sean J Stoessel, Sarah-Anne E Nicholas, Cathy A Cogswell, Parvathi M Devarakonda, Michael J Schneider, Samantha M Cummins, Nicholas P Legendre and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 153 papers.

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153citing papers in PubMed
22.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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153 citing papers in PubMed, 243 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

John B Lees-ShepardDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Masakazu YamamotoDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Arpita A BiswasDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Sean J StoesselDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Sarah-Anne E NicholasDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Cathy A CogswellDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Parvathi M DevarakondaDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Michael J SchneiderDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Samantha M CumminsDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Nicholas P LegendreDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Shoko YamamotoDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Vesa KaartinenDepartment of Biological and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Jeffrey W HunterAlexion Pharmaceuticals, 100 College St, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
David J GoldhamerDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA. david.goldhamer@uconn.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4605-8921
University of Connecticut · USAlexion Pharmaceuticals (United States) · USUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

Function of Fibro-Adipogenic Progenitors in Heterotopic Ossification of Skeletal MuscleR01AR072052 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI GOLDHAMER, DAVID J · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
The Cellular Basis of Heterotopic OssificationR01AR057371 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI GOLDHAMER, DAVID J · 2010 to 2014
$1.6M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR057371NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR072052
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by progressive and profoundly disabling heterotopic ossification (HO). Here we show that fibro/adipogenic progenitors (FAPs) are a major cell-of-origin of HO in an accurate genetic mouse model of FOP (Acvr1

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Disease Models, AnimalActivin Receptors, Type IActivinsAnimalsFemaleGene Knock-In TechniquesMaleMice, TransgenicMuscle, SkeletalMyositis OssificansOsteogenesisStem CellsWound HealingActivin Receptors, Type IActivinsAcvr1 protein, mouse

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PMCPMC5797136
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